Fishing reel of the spinning reel type



Nov. 17, 1959 H. B. UNDERWOOD I 2,913,193

FISHING REEL OF THE SPINNING REEL TYPE Original Filed March 5. 1954 INVETOR. Hora/o B. (/n e/waao 6 ra/o 0. Ha r-r/nyfon A ffO/HZ Y UnitedStates Patent FISHING REEL OF THE SPINNING REEL TYPE Harold B. Underwoodand Gerald D. Harrington, Kalamazoo, Mich-., assignors to ShakespeareCompany, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Original application March '5, 1954, Serial No. 414,352. Divided andthis applicationJnly 14, 1958, Serial No. 748,528.

4 Claims. (Cl. 242-845) This invention relates to improvements infishing reels of the spinning reel type.

The principal objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a fishing reel of the spinning type in which the spoolfor storing the fish line is rotatably mounted and in which the case forenclosing the spool andthe line winding mechanism coacts with the spoolto apply an adjustably variable friction drag to the spool.

Second, to provide a spinning reel in which the case enclosing the linespool and line winding mechanism is provided with integral flangesstruck inwardly from the body of the case to form drainage openings andto also act as a brake shoe for applying drag to the line spool.

Third, to provide a fishing ,reelof the spinning type in which the dragon the rotatable line spool can be easily adjusted during use of thereel simply by turning the case which encloses the spool and the-linewinding mechanism.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from theconsideration of the following description and claims.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the assembled reel.

Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal cross sectional view taken along theplane of the line 22 in Fig. 1.

The present reel constitutes an improvement of and embodies somefeatures of the spinning reel described in the patent to Henry G.Shakespeare and Gerald D. Harrington, No. 2,521,543, issued September 5,1950. The subject matter of this application has been divided from ourapplication Serial #414,352, filed March, 5, 1954.

The reel of the present invention includes a gear case 1 havingremovable side plates 2 and 3. A shaft 4 is journaled in the side plate3 and provided with a crank 5 on its outer end. A beveled gear 6 isconnected to the shaft within the gear case 1 and meshes with a beveledpinion 7 also within the gear case.

The forward end of the gear case is enlarged in an integral circularwall 8 forming the back wall of the reel housing. The periphery of thewall 8 is externally threaded as at 9 and adjustably coacts withinternal threads in the rear of the cylindrical housing 10. The forwardend of the housing It is converged or tapered to an eye 11 through whichthe fish line is adapted to extend. A spring pressed detent 12 carriedon the plate 8 yieldably engages the rear edge of the cylindricalhousing to frictionally retain the housing in its adjusted position onthe threads 9. The top of the gear case 1 is provided with an upwardlyfacing reel seat 13.

Within the cylindrical housing 10 the wall 8 is provided with acentrally located forwardly projecting cylindrical bearing support 16that receives and supports the tubular bushing 18 around its exterior.Interiorly the bearing support is provided with bearings 19 whichrotatably support a spindle 20. The rear end of the spindle 20 has thepreviously mentioned beveled pinion 7 secured thereto. The sides of thespindle are flatted as at 21 to non- 2,913,193 Patented Nov. 17, 1959"ice 2 rotatably engage the hub of the pinion'and a snap ring 22axially'retains the pinion on the spindle. The spindle 20 projectsforwardly beyond the bearing support 22and is axially retained by asecond snap ring 23. The cylindrical bushing 18 has a semi-circularsegmental portion 24 which projects forwardly from the remainder of thebushing. The end edges of this segmental projection provide axiallyprojecting stops spaced radially and laterally from the spindle andlocated at angularly spaced points there around. A pin 26 pressedaxially through the wall 8 of the gear box engages in an axial slot inthe rear end of the bushing 18 as shown in Figure2 to prevent rotationof the bushing on the bearing support 16.

Rotatably mounted on the exterior ofthe bushing 18 is a line storagespool consistingof a tubular hub 28 and front flange 29 and rear flange3t Rearwardly of the rear flange 39 on the hub 28 is a click wheel 31that is clamped to the hub and rear flange by turning theend of thehub28 radially outwardly as at 32. The front flange 29 of the spool isretained on the hub by turning the forward end of the hub radiallyoutwardly as at 33.

The rear flange 3d of the spool is rearwardly offset around itsperiphery as at 37 to form an annular friction surface which is engagedby and coacts with friction faces 38 mounted on the rear sides ofsegmental flanges 39 struck inwardly of the cylindrical housing 10 atangularly spaced positions around the housing. The formation of theflanges 39 performs the dual function of providing a support for thefriction faces 38 and also providing drain openings 40 in the housing sothat the water carried into the housing with the line can drain away. Byadjusting the housing 10 on the threads 9 the degree of braking frictionapplied to the surface 37 and the line spool can be adjusted to suit thedesires of the angler.

The forward end of the spindle 20 is provided with a flattened portion41 and a threaded stud 42 forwardly of the flattened portion. A bushing43 is sleeved on the forward end of the spindle and provided withflatted surfaces non-rotatably engaged with the flattened portion 41 ofthe spindle so that the bushing rotates with the spindle. The exteriorof the bushing is provided with a forwardly facing shoulder 44. Thebushing 43 and its shoulder 44 relatively rotatably support and receivethe hub 45 of a line guide member indicated generally at 46. The lineguide member is permanently and rotatably retained on the bushing by asnap ring 47. The bushing 43 and line guide member are removablyretained on the forward end of the spindle by the nut 48.

The rear end of the bushing 43 has a line pick-up arm 49 non-rotatablysecured thereto by turning the ear end of the bushing outwardly. The arm49 carries a pivot pin 51 disposed eccent'rically with respect to thespindle 20 and the pin 51 pivotally supports a line pick-up member 52which is lapped along side of arm 49 and is disposed in chordal relationto the line guide member 46.

The circular line guide member 46 has a cylindrical flange 58 projectingrearwardly from its periphery and embracing the forward flange 29 of thespool. The previously described line pick-up member 52 is provided witha pick-up finger 61 on its end adapted to be projected through a hole 60in the cylindrical flange 58. The details of the construction andoperation of the line pick-up finger 61 and the line guide member 46 aremore particularly described and claimed in our above mentionedco-pending application. In operation, the fish line stored on the hub 28is directed radially outwardly over the periphery of the line guidemember 46 and the forward end is directed radially inwardly to the eye11. If the line pick-up finger 61 is retracted radially inwardly of theflange 58, the running end of the fish line will uncoil or pay outspinning or traveling around the periphery of the line guide member.None of the parts of the reel rotate so the line is not subjected to anydrag which conditions is desirable as in casting.

When it is desired to wind in the fish line or control its paying outthe pick-up finger 61 is projected radially through the flange 5Sintercepting the line as it spins around the line guide member. Sincethe line can no longer spin freely around the line guide member thepaying out operation stops unless the spool 28 can rotate toprogressively deliver a turn or coil of the fish line to the point wherethe line is laid across the line guide member adjacent to the line windfinger. In this condition of the reel, regulating the friction appliedto the flange 37 by the friction facings 38 becomes effective toregulate the tension on the line for limiting the cast or for playing afish.

When it is desired to retrieve or wind in the line, the line guidemember 46 with the line wind finger 61 projecting therefrom, is rotatedfaster than the rotation of the spool 28 so that the line wind fingerprogressively lays a turn of the line over the forward flange 29 of thespool.

Other forms of line winding and line guiding mechanisms may be used inthe casing as the line storage spool 28 and its frictional engagementwith the friction flanges 39 on the housing will function regardless ofthe details of the line guide member and the line winding finger.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a spinning reel having a frame element with a spool support and aspindle projecting forwardly therefrom, the combination of a spoolrotatably mounted on said support, a line wind member carried by saidspindle forwardly of said spool and cooperative with said spool,

a cylindrical housing threadedly engaged with said support and enclosingsaid spool and line wind member, said housing having a conical forwardend with a line guide eye at the apex thereof, segmental flanges struckinwardly from angularly spaced portions of said housing, and frictionfacings on said flanges cooperative with the rear flange of said spool.

2. In a spinning reel having a frame element with a spool support and aspindle projecting forwardly therefrom, the combination of a spoolrotatably mounted on said support, a line wind member carried by saidspindle forwardly of said spool and cooperative with said spool, ahousing threadedly engaged with said support and enclosing said spooland line wind member, said housing having angularly spaced flangesstruck inwardly therefrom and constituting friction drag membersdisposed in front of and coacting with the rear flange of the spool.

3. In a spinning reel having a frame element with a spool supportprojecting forwardly therefrom, the combination of a spool rotatable onsaid support, a cylindrical housing threadedly engaged with said frameelement surrounding said spool, said housing having a plurality ofsegmental flanges struck inwardly therefrom and adapted to frictionallyengage a flange of said spool upon axial adjustment of said housing onsaid frame element.

4. In a spinning reel having a frame element with a spool supportprojecting therefrom, the combination of a spool rotatable on saidsupport, a cylindrical housing threadedly engaged with said frameelement and surrounding said spool, and having a guide eye and a flangestruck inwardly therefrom and adapted to frictionally engage a flange ofsaid spool upon axial adjustment of said housing on said frame element.

No references cited.

